Logistics and Sales together for commercial advantage

Roger OakdenGlobal Logistics, Logistics Management, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Sales and Logistics

Buyer power tested in court. Business relationships are not about ‘partnership’ but about exercising power to gain commercial advantage. This has again been shown in a current court case in Australia, where a major retailer is charged with ‘unconscionable conduct’. That conduct was to ‘ask’ tier B suppliers to provide cash (up to $1.4m each, with four days to pay), … Read More

Flexibility in Logistics needs control of customer orders

Roger OakdenGlobal Logistics, Logistics Management, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Planning a Product

Placing the order decoupling point. Being flexible and agile does not mean ‘free for all’. There must be control at that point which separates satisfying customer orders from planning operations. This is where customer orders are accepted and reserved; final product specifications are defined and the last point from which inventory is released. The objective is to provide flexibility for … Read More

Blockchain technologies could change your supply chains

Roger OakdenGlobal Logistics, Logistics Management, Logistics Planning, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Blockchain word cloud

Blockchains as a disruptor. Start-up businesses become disruptors when entrepreneurs can see a business opportunity caused by failings in the current business model or complexity that can be reduced; but it requires availability of suitable technologies . This could happen to financing within supply chains, through the adoption of Blockchain technology. A recent report by Bloomberg describes a trial that is … Read More

Implementing the best Warehouse Management System

Roger OakdenLogistics Management, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

WMS in operation at a warehouse

Structure of a WMS. Should the Warehouse Management System (WMS) module be a ‘reasonable or acceptable’ fit within your ‘integrated’ ERP system or an application that meets your business and operational requirements, but is interfaced to the ERP system? This is the question raised in my last blog, Interfacing or integrating supply chain IT applications, concerning software application used in … Read More

Free New eBook – Supply Chains Operating Performance

Roger OakdenGlobal Logistics, Logistics Management, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Free New eBook - Supply Chains Operating Performance

Supply Chains Operating Performance – A Financial Approach to Measurement. In 17 easy pages, Supply Chains Operating Performance – A Financial Approach to Measurement outlines an approach for measuring the value of Supply Chains in your organisation. Use the eBook as a useful starting point to gain support for a new approach to performance measurement. Support must be obtained from … Read More